Our Employment Law Team offers advice on all aspects of employment law for individuals.
Our Employment Law Team offers advice on all aspects of employment law for individuals.
Whether you are a senior executive looking to take up a new post, a candidate for redundancy, or the victim of bullying or discrimination at work, we can provide you with practical advice to resolve your problem as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
We have particular expertise in advising Directors and Senior Managers on exiting companies, including negotiation of termination payments and drafting of settlement agreements. We also regularly advise our clients on share option schemes and restrictive covenants.
Our employment lawyers advise in the following areas:
- contracts of employment and service agreement
- restrictive covenants
- employee benefits
- pensions
- settlement agreements
- redundancy and restructuring
- discrimination
- unfair or constructive dismissal
- equal pay
- unpaid wages
- disciplinary or grievance issues
- maternity and parental rights
- bullying and harassment
- whistleblowing
- employment tribunal representation
- transfer of employment to another business.
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Birketts’ employment team is genuinely exceptional. They are very well organised, and offer a fantastic service to clients. They provide realistic legal advice and have first-class client care.
Legal 500 [UK 2025]
